New Trends in Ecology Research

About this book

Ecology is the study of the interrelationships between organisms and their environment, including the biotic and abiotic components. There are at least six kinds of ecology: ecosystem, physiological, behavioural, population, and community. Specific topics include: Acid Deposition, Acid Rain Revisited, Biodiversity, Biocomplexity, Carbon Sequestration in Soils, Coral Reefs, Ecosystem Services, Environmental Justice, Fire Ecology, Floods, Global Climate Change, Hypoxia, and Invasion. This new book presents new research on ecology from around the world.

Contents

Contents: Temporal and Spatial Patterns and Potential Impact on Ecosystems in the Czech Republic as Indicated by Exposure Index AOT40; Basic Concepts Related to Uncertainty in Empirical Data Regulating Predictive Power of Mass-Balance Models; Effect Size Estimates and Confidence Intervals: An Alternative Focus for the Presentation and Interpretation of Ecological Data; Some Aspects of the Computer Technologies Application to Ecological Modelling: Case Studies of Microsoft Excel, and `Relief-Processor'- A Modelling System for Geoecological Research; Changing Consumer-Specific Ecological Consciousness: Theory and Evidence from Survey Data; Matrix Models: A Tool for Landscape Management?; Decision Making with Environmental Indices; Environmental Management Problems, Future Generations and Social Decisions

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